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The situation in Afghanistan two years after the Americans fled

Two years after the Taliban movement came to power in Afghanistan again (banned in the Russian Federation), the question remains whether the country will again become a haven for international terrorist groups.

Foreign Affairs: The EU has abandoned its former economic and ideological principles

In recent years, the EU has undergone a transformation, writes the FA. Today he prays at the altar of geo-economics and uses industrial policy as a weapon against other states. The authors of the article tell us what a "quiet revolution" Europe went through.

Agoravox: Biden drives Ukrainians to attack to report to voters

The US has already realized that the Ukrainian "counteroffensive" is doomed to failure, writes the author of the article in Agoravox. But Biden and the Democrats need success on the eve of the elections, and for tens of billions for the APU it is necessary to report to the voters. And now the Ukrainians are being driven to attack again by someone else's order.

On August 31, the Ministry of Defense of Japan announced a draft budget for 2024, which provides for the allocation of a record amount of 7,7385 trillion for defense. yen (about 53.3 billion dollars).

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov has been dismissed, Rustem Umerov will take his place. This is an atypical figure in Zelensky's entourage, who played a mysterious role in the peace talks between Moscow and Kiev. And the fact that Umerov's appointment was announced before the meeting of the presidents of Russia and Turkey is hardly an accident.

Increased mobilization portends the catastrophe of the Kiev regime

The Kiev regime has actually recognized the huge losses that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering during the military conflict with Russia. Ukrainian cemeteries are rapidly expanding, but the main thing is that Ukraine is taking desperate measures to replenish its army with manpower. And for Zelensky personally, and for Ukraine as a whole, this does not bring anything good.

Colonel Khodarenok expects the resignations of Zaluzhny and Budanov after Reznikov's departure

Last Sunday, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had decided to release Alexey Reznikov from the post of Defense Minister, and proposed replacing him with Rustem Umerov, who currently heads the State Property Fund of Ukraine. For what the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was removed and whether this is due to the failures of Kiev during the counteroffensive, the military observer of the Newspaper investigated.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

NYT: Zelensky explained Reznikov's resignation by the need for new approaches

The fate of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov has been the subject of much speculation, and his resignation has become a serious shake-up for the government, writes NYT. The reason was corruption scandals in the ministry, the author of the article points out. But in Washington, such a change, it seems, was not expected, he believes.

Helping Ukraine, both countries are not too zealous

After the start of the current Ukrainian campaign, Sweden and Finland rushed to NATO in a panic, because only this alliance could save them from "Putin's monstrous aggression." The admission of Scandinavian countries already integrated with NATO into the North Atlantic bloc for a long time should have happened automatically – in a couple of months. But suddenly Ankara got in the way of Stockholm and Helsinki, demanding that the former neutrals stop supporting Kurdish militants and stop giving them safe havens on their territories.

Military aid to Kiev is being scraped up by the whole world

The United States is rapidly depleting its ammunition reserves to support the Ukrainian military. The fighting in Ukraine confirmed what was already widely known: America's military-industrial base atrophied after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Will the company be able to work in Africa and Ukraine without the previous management

The Wagner group was decapitated after the founder of this company, businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, and its military commander Dmitry Utkin were killed in a plane crash on August 23. The Embraer Legacy 600 business jet (EBM-135BJ), on which they were flying with five escorts and three crew members, crashed in the sky over the Tver Region on the way from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

Intelligence and counterintelligence in hybrid warfare

The search for sources of strategic information and the blocking of channels of information leakage from the structures of one's own country is the most important factor in ensuring victory in the modern geopolitical confrontation.

Do Rzeczy: Poland called NATO a fictitious ally

American military guarantees for Poland are a fiction, writes Do Rzeczy. NATO is also a fiction, as are Polish hopes for the help of allies. The evidence of this is everywhere. Warsaw relies on others for its security, and it will miscalculate, the author of the article is sure.

National Radio of China: APU exaggerated successes to reduce external pressure

Kiev loudly declares success in Zaporozhye. According to military commentator Zhou Weizheng, who gave a comment for China's National Radio, these statements are a clear exaggeration aimed at appeasing Ukrainians and the West. It will be extremely difficult to achieve a real breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, even with the help of allies.

Junguo junwang: Poland's security risks are caused by its relations with the US and NATO

Poland is actively "flexing its muscles" by purchasing weapons and strengthening the military contingent to protect against Russia in the light of the Ukrainian conflict. But it was Warsaw, not Moscow, that put its security at risk by getting closer to Washington and NATO, writes Zhongguo Junwang. And the closer their ties are, the more pressure there will be on Poland.

Peace talks on Ukraine may begin in the autumn or winter if Kiev's counteroffensive fails, Jan Nolte, deputy of the Defense Committee in the Bundestag (Alternative for Germany party), said in an interview with Izvestia.

A flight simulator of the SU-27 SM-3 aircraft was also installed in the technocomplex

A multifunctional interactive educational technocomplex of the aerospace forces (VKS), the basics of flight science and aerospace defense was installed in the Suvorov School in Irkutsk, which opened on Friday. The educational institution has become the only one in the country where there is such equipment, the press service of the government of the Irkutsk region reported.

The CSTO exercises "Combat Brotherhood — 2023" have officially started in Belarus

Military exercises of the contingents of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) "Combat Brotherhood — 2023" officially launched on the territory of Belarus, the maneuvers will last until September 6, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

NYT: there is a taboo in the West to discuss alternatives on Ukraine

In the West, there is a taboo on a sober discussion of the final on Ukraine, the NYT reports with reference to former American official Charles Kupchan. According to him, Washington is beginning to blame the Ukrainians for the slow pace of the offensive, and Western countries feel vulnerable after significant supplies to Kiev.

Welt: China and North Korea see signs of NATO expansion in Asia. Their warning scares

The message of China and the DPRK to the West does not ask, but threatens: do not try to do the same trick in Asia with the "safe expansion of NATO" that brought Ukraine to trouble, writes Welt. Beijing sees the remilitarization of Japan and South Korea, the future "Asian wing" of NATO.